Hassey

— Respondent City of Oakland (Oakland) sued appellant Kenny D. Hassey for breach of contract after Hassey failed to reimburse the city (as agreed) for the costs of training him to become a police officer with the Oakland Police Department. Hassey filed a cross-complaint against Oakland and respondent Richard Word, the Chief of the Oakland Police Department, alleging that the agreement to repay Oakland for training costs violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 ; FLSA) and various state laws. The trial court granted Oakland’s motion for summary judgment on its complaint, granted respondents’ motion for summary judgment on Hassey’s cross-complaint, and denied Hassey’s summary judgment motion on both complaints. We conclude that Hassey failed to establish that the agreement to reimburse Oakland for training costs violated the FLSA, although Oakland’s withholding of Hassey’s final paycheck to cover his debt did. We also agree with Hassey that the trial court erred in concluding that some of the causes of action in his cross-complaint against Oakland were barred by the statute of limitations. We therefore affirm in part and reverse in…